Pirates & Nomads update

[Suicide Junkie]

Pirates & Nomads is still on V1.5, I've just made a small change in the comp. enhancement stuff.

The game was not targetting the really low hitpoint "Cheap" mount internals properly, so I have changed the cheap mount to "normal".
This will mean the AIs use normal components in their ships, and will not affect any other aspect of the game. If you have been abusively using the "cheap" mount, your ships will now be normal; the "budget" components are still OK to use, though.

[Will]

AY!!! My pirate economy is bad enough as it is... methinks I'll wait until this game is finished

[Suicide Junkie]

Actually, if you're trying to capture ships, this change should make it easier... The game was not hitting the cheap self-destructs & stuff as often as it should, and you'd finish off the Last 15 components with one shot. If the AIs aren't using cheap mounts, then don't worry about it

You do realize that skimping on component expenses reduces their hitpoints to 25%, right?

[Will]

Yeah, which is why I used them on my remote miners (get the most out of my "money")... my warships (all six of them until the endgame, right now) use normal components.

[Suicide Junkie]

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my warships (all six of them until the endgame, right now) use normal components.

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Even armor? I know 2x the price is quite harsh, but you do get a 40% stronger armor plate with Premium

If you skimp on the internals, you can spend the money on better armor for your ship, and still pay the same price overall.

Also, has the AI been using "cheap" mount internals?

[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 14 May 2001).]

[FrankyVas]

How do you get the Hydroponics bay and similiar components to work. I've built ships with them but they make nothing?

Frank V.